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. >>> congress has left the building without a deal on the fiscal cliff. today president obama called on house speaker john boehner to come back to the negotiating table. >> the american people are a lot more sensible and a lot more thoughtful and much more willing to compromise and give and sacrifice and act responsibly than their elected representatives are. >> now, the first family on their way to hawaii for the holidays. the president says he'll return to washington if there's a deal. >>> there were five funerals in newtown, connecticut, today for two adults and three children. six-year-old olivia engle loved being a big sister and helping her little brother explore. dillon loved chocolate. grace's family says she dreamed of being a painter. >>> we started to see all the ribbons and all your tributes to emily, everywhere, and a lot of you guys don't even know who she is. a lot of you never even met her. >> the last two faculty members were also laid to rest today. rachel's boyfriend was planning to propose on christmas eve. school psychologist mary she
. >>> congress has left the building without a deal on the fiscal cliff. today president obama called on house speaker john boehner to come back to the negotiating table. >> the american people are a lot more sensible and a lot more thoughtful and much more willing to compromise and give and sacrifice and act responsibly than their elected representatives are. >> now, the first family on their way to hawaii for the holidays. the president says he'll return to washington if...
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. >> congress goes on christmas break leaving behind a "fiscal cliff" hanger. how president obama addressed the looming crisis with just days to strike a deal. >> and they tied the knot or so they thought. the snafu that means the california couple was never married for the past half cent. -- half century. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, decades. now, investigators say they've made a brea >>> now at 6:30 it's the first murder to happen in an exclusive bay area neighborhood in four decades. investigators have made a break in the case of a young woman was charged in court today with being an accessory to the murder of a millionaire in his south bay mansion. mark sayre tells us police don't think this was a random attack. >> reporter: that judge set bail for $1 million for the single mother. while she has not been charged in this murder, her attorney says detectives are very much pressing her for information about the case. 22-year-old raven dixon of alameda appeared in alameda county superior court wearing shackles accessory to a homicide with a gang enhancement in the mur
. >> congress goes on christmas break leaving behind a "fiscal cliff" hanger. how president obama addressed the looming crisis with just days to strike a deal. >> and they tied the knot or so they thought. the snafu that means the california couple was never married for the past half cent. -- half century. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, decades. now, investigators say they've made a brea >>> now at 6:30 it's the first murder to happen in an exclusive bay area neighborhood...
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obama said lawmakers need a break from fiscal cliff frustration-- much of it self- induced. >> we move forward together or we don't move forward at all so as we leave town for a few days to be with our families for the holidays, i hope it gives everybody some perspective. >> reporter: the president will follow his own advice. lawmakers and return to washington if there is a deal. >> pelley: major, thank you. as you know, this debate is all about bringing the federal budget under control. if the white house and congress can't figure it out, big across- the-board budget cuts and those tax increases we mentioned kick in automatically january 1. the so-called fiscal cliff. the republican speaker of the house tried to force through his solution last night but he couldn't keep his own party in line. nancy cordes is at the capitol. nancy? >> reporter: scott, this was an unforced error. speaker boehner did not have to bring this plan "b" bill up but he was simply trying to get more leverage in negotiations with the president. instead, the misstep left him weaker and there is genuine confusion
obama said lawmakers need a break from fiscal cliff frustration-- much of it self- induced. >> we move forward together or we don't move forward at all so as we leave town for a few days to be with our families for the holidays, i hope it gives everybody some perspective. >> reporter: the president will follow his own advice. lawmakers and return to washington if there is a deal. >> pelley: major, thank you. as you know, this debate is all about bringing the federal budget...
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cbs repr >>> 10 days until the country falls off the "fiscal cliff." washington is going home for christmas. tara mergener on the president's parting thoughts. >> reporter: president obama called on house speaker john boehner to come back to the negotiating table to avoid the "fiscal cliff." >> as of today, i am still ready and willing to get a comprehensive package done. >> reporter: the house did not even vote on speaker john boehner's proposed plan b because it didn't win enough republican support. >> good morning, everyone. >> reporter: the speaker says the ball is in the president's court. >> unless the president and congress take action, tax rates will go up on every american taxpayer and devastating the defense cuts will go into effect in 10 days. >> reporter: his bill would have extended tax rates for households making a million dollars a year. the president put the threshold at $400,000. the white house and democrats here on capitol hill are frustrated that speaker boehner spent the last several days pushing plan b instead of focusing on a big
cbs repr >>> 10 days until the country falls off the "fiscal cliff." washington is going home for christmas. tara mergener on the president's parting thoughts. >> reporter: president obama called on house speaker john boehner to come back to the negotiating table to avoid the "fiscal cliff." >> as of today, i am still ready and willing to get a comprehensive package done. >> reporter: the house did not even vote on speaker john boehner's proposed...
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a smaller plan to avert the fiscal cliff because his talk with speaker boehner on a smaller deal have stalled. >> i met them halfway on taxes, and i met them more than halfway on spending. >> reporter: that was not speaker boehner's take earlier in the day. >> what the president has proposed so far simply won't do anything to solve our spending problem. he wants more spending and more tax hikes that will hurt our economy. >> reporter: but boehner's position was weakened after he tried but failed to pass his own plan in the house. >> as you know the house did not take up the tax bill last night because we didn't have the votes to pass it. it's not the outcome that i wanted, but that was the will of the house. >> now president obama says boehner and other congressional leaders should put together a peared down package that keeps middle class tax cuts extends unemployment benefits and lays the groundwork for more debt reduction next year. >> nobody gets 100% of what they want. everybody's got to give a little bit. >> reporter: when members come back after christmas, there will be very li
a smaller plan to avert the fiscal cliff because his talk with speaker boehner on a smaller deal have stalled. >> i met them halfway on taxes, and i met them more than halfway on spending. >> reporter: that was not speaker boehner's take earlier in the day. >> what the president has proposed so far simply won't do anything to solve our spending problem. he wants more spending and more tax hikes that will hurt our economy. >> reporter: but boehner's position was weakened...
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some straight talk from president obama tonight about the fiscal cliff. speaking to reporters from the white house he said he's ready and willing to get a comprehensive packageone,ut it's up to republicans and democrats to make it happen. >> nobody gets 100% of what they want. everybody has to give a little. >> susie: the president also proposed a smaller package that prevents taxes for 98% of americans from going up and for unemployment insurance to be extended. he pressed lawmakers to agree on this in the next ten days. darren gersh has details. >> reporter: one day after the collapse of efforts to avoid the fiscal cliff, all sides were speaker boehner tried to shift that burden, saying democrats unemployment insurance to be extended. >> we can't cut our way to prosperity we need real economic growth. and many of us believe on both sides of the aisle that fundamental reform of our tax code will help us get our economy moving faster and put more americans back to work and more americans on the tax rolls. how we get there, god only knows. >> porter: oters
some straight talk from president obama tonight about the fiscal cliff. speaking to reporters from the white house he said he's ready and willing to get a comprehensive packageone,ut it's up to republicans and democrats to make it happen. >> nobody gets 100% of what they want. everybody has to give a little. >> susie: the president also proposed a smaller package that prevents taxes for 98% of americans from going up and for unemployment insurance to be extended. he pressed...
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a un acuerdo con lÍderes del congreso que evite el llamado abismo fiscal. obama le pidiÓ al congreso que despuÉs de navidad, regrese a trabajar, y tener objeto su mesa antes del primero de enero una propuesta que permita proteger a la mayorÍa de estadounidenses, de una aumento en impuestos. >>> previamente el presidente obama habÍa nombrado al senador desempleo krats demÓcrata john kerry como nuevo secretario de estado, que luego de ser confirmado por el senado, tomarÍa el cargo de clinton, quien abandonarÍa el cargo en el segundo mandato de obama para descansar y dedicarle tiempo a su familia. >>> una fuerte tormenta needz ve qvee de nieve es un verdadero dolor de cabeza para los residentes del Área, donde miles y miles de vuelos se han retrasado en vÍspera de la navidad, vanessa hauc tiene mÁs >>> el invierno llegÓ tarde pero con fuerza, es el panorama que se vive en la parte central del paÍs, el paso de una fuerte tormenta de nieve. >>> la tormenta se ve afectada a la mitad del paÍs de la costa este a las costa oeste esta noche llegarÁ lluv
a un acuerdo con lÍderes del congreso que evite el llamado abismo fiscal. obama le pidiÓ al congreso que despuÉs de navidad, regrese a trabajar, y tener objeto su mesa antes del primero de enero una propuesta que permita proteger a la mayorÍa de estadounidenses, de una aumento en impuestos. >>> previamente el presidente obama habÍa nombrado al senador desempleo krats demÓcrata john kerry como nuevo secretario de estado, que luego de ser confirmado por el senado, tomarÍa el cargo...
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melissa: so we aretill awaiting president obama's remarks on the fiscal cliff. millions ofobs could be impacted if we go over it and almost everyone that has a job has paid their dues with an internship at some point. a lot of us had more than one actually. it is a crucial part of lening about the field you may want to pursue. it offers obvious benefits to the intern and the company they're inturning for. in a move that could have big implications on internships everywhere, charlie rose's production company agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a class-action suit in whi a former intern sued for suffering minimum wage violations. now, i don't know. i see there is legitimate -pvalue in opportunity to unpaid internships but christian dorsey said they cheat workers. he is here to, you guessed it, disagree with me. in the interest of full disclosure, before we get started fox entertainment, parent of news corp, fox business, undergoing a similar lawsuit. chriian, unpaid internship is a right of passage, no good? >> well, you know, it's been against the law for about 70 y
melissa: so we aretill awaiting president obama's remarks on the fiscal cliff. millions ofobs could be impacted if we go over it and almost everyone that has a job has paid their dues with an internship at some point. a lot of us had more than one actually. it is a crucial part of lening about the field you may want to pursue. it offers obvious benefits to the intern and the company they're inturning for. in a move that could have big implications on internships everywhere, charlie rose's...
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obama's party. the president met with senate majority leader harry reid this afternoon and talked with speaker boehner to begin anew that effort to reach compromise. >> averting this middle-class tax hike is not a democratic responsibility or republican responsibility. with their foes the american people have determined that governing is a shared responsibility between both parties in this congress laws can only pass with support from democrats and republicans, and that means nobody gets 100 percent of what they want. lou: there are only ten days remaining to the fiscal cliff. president obama headed to vaue within actually minutes, and members of congress have also gone home for chrrstmas vacation already. in a news conference today, speaker boehner admitted negotiatns with the president have, indeed, been difficult. >> until the president on monday, these are my bottom lines. the president told me that his numbers, $1 trillion in new revenues, 850 billion in spending cuts was his bottom-line. he co
obama's party. the president met with senate majority leader harry reid this afternoon and talked with speaker boehner to begin anew that effort to reach compromise. >> averting this middle-class tax hike is not a democratic responsibility or republican responsibility. with their foes the american people have determined that governing is a shared responsibility between both parties in this congress laws can only pass with support from democrats and republicans, and that means nobody gets...
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cliff, president obama makes a new proposal to congress. one week after the deadly school shooting in newtown, connecticut, communities across the nation and around the world pay tribute to the victims. and the national rifle association speaks out for the first time since the attack. it proposes a controrsial plan to prevent similar mass shootings. let's go out front. >>> good evening, everybody. i am soledad o'brien in for erin burnett tonight. out front this evening, lowering expectations, just ten days until we fall off the fiscal cliff and no deal in site. tonight president obama urged congress to broker a scaled down deal. >> i just speak to speaker boehner, and i also met with senator reid. in the next few days a asked leaders of congress to work towards a package that prevents a tax hike on middle class americans, protects unemployment insurance for 2 million americans and lays the groundwork for further work on both growth and deficit reduction. that's an achievable goal. that can get done in ten days. >> yesterday the house speake
cliff, president obama makes a new proposal to congress. one week after the deadly school shooting in newtown, connecticut, communities across the nation and around the world pay tribute to the victims. and the national rifle association speaks out for the first time since the attack. it proposes a controrsial plan to prevent similar mass shootings. let's go out front. >>> good evening, everybody. i am soledad o'brien in for erin burnett tonight. out front this evening, lowering...
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. >> el presidente de los estados unidos barack obama también comentó que su administración ha prestado atención a la petición en llínea,firmada por miles de personas, que solicita acción para evitar más tragedias, como la de connecticut . >> en respuesta a esta propuesta la fiscal general emitió un comunicado, que insita en lugar oimprudentemente saturar las escuelas con armas, hay que eliminarlas, agrega que california tiene un programa de desarme para esta clase de personas, en seguida en noticias univisión 14 millones de personas desempleadas podrían ser afefctadas si no se logra un acuerdo por el déficit fiscal, demás tenemos comidas para navidad . >> le contamos en momentos sobre la fiesta que se lleva acá . ♪. ♪. >> la celebración de navidad se han adelantado para muchas personas, es el caso para ffamilias de trabajadores inmigrantes. >> desde las 3:30 de la tarde llegaron familias de inmigrantes, muchos se han retirado, pero otros disfrutan la jornada con ritmo . >> las sonrisas, las sorpresas, la emoción compartida . >> ¿cómo es la familia vida deu na familia
. >> el presidente de los estados unidos barack obama también comentó que su administración ha prestado atención a la petición en llínea,firmada por miles de personas, que solicita acción para evitar más tragedias, como la de connecticut . >> en respuesta a esta propuesta la fiscal general emitió un comunicado, que insita en lugar oimprudentemente saturar las escuelas con armas, hay que eliminarlas, agrega que california tiene un programa de desarme para esta clase de...
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but not before president obama acknowledged that no deal has been made to avoid the fiscal cliff. coming up, the president's message to congress today in hopes of avoiding tax hikes and spending cuts. >>> different solution to gun violence. what this man says it is time to do about guns and his push to make it happen. >> a foot of new snow [ bells ] >>> the names of each victim killed in the connecticut school shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newton, connecticut were read today. mourners observed a moment of silence to mark one week. many gathered in the rain outside the school to pay respects. >>> the head of the national rifle association layed out a plan to stop the killings. ktvu's eric rasmussen found one man who is leading a different fight to treat gun violence as a public health epidemic. >> reporter: he is one of hundreds of petitions that sprung up since the tragedy at sandy hook elementary school. >> reporter: as the national rifle association took the podium in washington. >> the only thing that stop as bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. >> reporte
but not before president obama acknowledged that no deal has been made to avoid the fiscal cliff. coming up, the president's message to congress today in hopes of avoiding tax hikes and spending cuts. >>> different solution to gun violence. what this man says it is time to do about guns and his push to make it happen. >> a foot of new snow [ bells ] >>> the names of each victim killed in the connecticut school shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newton,...
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will return after christmas and work on fiscal issues. he believes a comprehensive deal could be reached but he seems to be acknowledging for scaled back plan for cutting taxes on the middle-class. >> even though democrats and republicans are arguing about whether those rates should go up for the wealthiest individuals, all of us, every single one of us agree that tax rates shouldn't go up for the other 98% of americans which includes 97% of small business. >> reporter: president said the middle-class tax cuts achievable in the next ten days and he wants to preserve unemployment benefits that is set to expire for two million americans. >> gregg: steve, thanks. >> heather: what would it mean if lawmakers fail to sfreiblg a deal? 90% of americans would see a tax hike in 2013. 121 million people will be paying more in payroll taxes and families making between $40-65,000 a year will pay an extra two grand to the government. >> and tomorrow, john barosso and kent conrad will be sitting down with chris wallace will be talking about the fiscal c
will return after christmas and work on fiscal issues. he believes a comprehensive deal could be reached but he seems to be acknowledging for scaled back plan for cutting taxes on the middle-class. >> even though democrats and republicans are arguing about whether those rates should go up for the wealthiest individuals, all of us, every single one of us agree that tax rates shouldn't go up for the other 98% of americans which includes 97% of small business. >> reporter: president...
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the main objective that obama had was not a fiscal 1 but political, to follow the victory in november by creating civil war among republicans over the tax issue, which is exactly what happened. he said the 1 requirement i have for any deal is hiking tax rates. the reason that boehner was not able to do plan b was because it involved breaching the principle, which she did openly and said he was ready to do it. then conservatives said they would not do it. that is now a fracture in the party that will be extremely hard to reconcile. if you can not, how did you get a deal done before january 1? i am not sure they can be done that is essentially the problem the president faced with boehner two years ago, last year. can he deliver? how can you negotiate with someone who cannot deliver his side? >> you go to people for support, at least three of whom have lost their committee assignments. how can you expect them to come into your way of thinking? >> and they were growing when john boehner went down, taking some delight, but that was cleared, that was pre-cleared by the leadership. the leade
the main objective that obama had was not a fiscal 1 but political, to follow the victory in november by creating civil war among republicans over the tax issue, which is exactly what happened. he said the 1 requirement i have for any deal is hiking tax rates. the reason that boehner was not able to do plan b was because it involved breaching the principle, which she did openly and said he was ready to do it. then conservatives said they would not do it. that is now a fracture in the party that...
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that's why we find ourselves here today. >> president obama did not mention fiscal cliff talks in his weekly address. the president's christmas break in hawaii may be quick. he is planning to return to washington right after christmas. brianna key lore keilar in honolulu. what happens now, is it at a standoff or are the lines of communication open during the holidays? >> well, right now, the lines of communication are open, certainly between president obama and the white house. and not necessarily speaker boehner, although there is some sort of lines of communication. but really, the ball is not in boehner's court anymore. it is president obama talking to the senate. he's talking to the senate democratic leader, harry reed, talking to move forward with some sort of smaller package to avert those tax hikes that are set to kick in. and obviously there's going to need to be some buy-in from the senate minority leader, republican mitch mcconnell. so that's where things stand. and president obama is actually hopeful that something could still be pulled off. listen. >> nobody can get 100% o
that's why we find ourselves here today. >> president obama did not mention fiscal cliff talks in his weekly address. the president's christmas break in hawaii may be quick. he is planning to return to washington right after christmas. brianna key lore keilar in honolulu. what happens now, is it at a standoff or are the lines of communication open during the holidays? >> well, right now, the lines of communication are open, certainly between president obama and the white house. and...
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but not before president obama acknowledged that no deal has been made to avoid the fiscal cliff. coming up, the president's message to congress today in hopes of avoiding tax hikes and spending cuts. >>> different solution to gun violence. what this man says it is time to do about guns and his push to make it happen. >> a foot of new snow in the sierra, the storm that caught drivers off guard. >> and our coverage continues, mark tamayo will have the already forecast. forecast-- will have the holiday forecast. Ño [ bells ] >>> the names of each victim killed in the connecticut school shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newton, connecticut were read today. mourners observed a moment of silence to mark one week. many gathered in the rain outside the school to pay respects. >>> the head of the national rifle association layed out a plan to stop the killings. ktvu's eric rasmussen found one man who is leading a different fight to treat gun violence as a public health epidemic. >> reporter: he is one of hundreds of petitions that sprung up since the tragedy at sandy hook eleme
but not before president obama acknowledged that no deal has been made to avoid the fiscal cliff. coming up, the president's message to congress today in hopes of avoiding tax hikes and spending cuts. >>> different solution to gun violence. what this man says it is time to do about guns and his push to make it happen. >> a foot of new snow in the sierra, the storm that caught drivers off guard. >> and our coverage continues, mark tamayo will have the already forecast....
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leading off tonight, fiscal cliff hanger. president obama calls on congress to act after christmas on a scaled down deal that would spare the middle class from tax hikes on the first of the year. >> we've heard plenty of people calling for new gun control laws, but very little from the national rifle association until now. in a bizarre news conference that was interrupted twice by protesters, the head of the nra. it's the same line we've heard before from the nra, but has the country's relationship with guns fundamentally changed since newtown? and what we saw last night from house republicans is yet another symptom of the real problem for the gop. they don't believe in compromise. and they've lurched too far to the right. we begin with where things stand on the fiscal cliff, msnbc political analyst and msnbc contributor jared bernstein. jentle men, president obama tonight said he had spoken with speaker boehner in addition to senate majority leader harry reed. >> i just spoke to speaker boehner and i also met with senator re
leading off tonight, fiscal cliff hanger. president obama calls on congress to act after christmas on a scaled down deal that would spare the middle class from tax hikes on the first of the year. >> we've heard plenty of people calling for new gun control laws, but very little from the national rifle association until now. in a bizarre news conference that was interrupted twice by protesters, the head of the nra. it's the same line we've heard before from the nra, but has the country's...
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tedays until we got the fiscal cliff. president obama speaking moments ago, saying that maybe some time off will give both parties perspective to drink some eggnog, ng some careless, maybe reached the fiscal cliff deal. how speaker ohn boehner is doing damage control on their plan b mess. before heading out for the holidays. even as americans are facing more than $500 billion in tax hikes coming on january 1. with more on this, we have peter barnes, fox business sr. washington correspondent. what did the president have to say moments ago? >> john boehner did say that this would be a cooling off period. maybe they would have some time to reflect here. the president said that he did speak on the phone to speaker john boehner this afternoon. he also had majority leader harry reid to avoid the fiscal cliff and figure out a passport. he said he is ready and willing to try to get a compromise package done. all at once or stuff like that. but we'll have to wait until after the holiday. the president planning to hold out for the
tedays until we got the fiscal cliff. president obama speaking moments ago, saying that maybe some time off will give both parties perspective to drink some eggnog, ng some careless, maybe reached the fiscal cliff deal. how speaker ohn boehner is doing damage control on their plan b mess. before heading out for the holidays. even as americans are facing more than $500 billion in tax hikes coming on january 1. with more on this, we have peter barnes, fox business sr. washington correspondent....
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as the fiscal cliff countdown continues. house and senate members and president obama. have all recessed for the christmas holiday. >> the ninth circut court of appeals today blocked a california law which bans the controversial therapy. that aims to turn gay minors. straight. the three judge panel issued an emergency order, to put the law on hold until the court can hear further arguments. the law. which governor jerry brown signed in september, was set to take effect january first. it would make mental health professionals who engage in efforts to change a clients' sexual orientation. subject to discipline by state licensing boards. >> jacqueline: there rainfall continues with the center showers and more for the rest of the week. your complete forecast, coming up. >> coming up the warriors hosting the bobcats and will a justin smith miss his first game in 11 years? sports, coming up. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it t
as the fiscal cliff countdown continues. house and senate members and president obama. have all recessed for the christmas holiday. >> the ninth circut court of appeals today blocked a california law which bans the controversial therapy. that aims to turn gay minors. straight. the three judge panel issued an emergency order, to put the law on hold until the court can hear further arguments. the law. which governor jerry brown signed in september, was set to take effect january first. it...
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. >> president obama there on the upcoming fiscal cliff. joining me now to discuss the standoff is the bbc's ben wright. thank you very much. was there anything in the president's speech that would give us any cause for optimism that is the cliff can beat averted? >> i thought his tone was interesting. he was optimistic an exasperated at the same time. he reminded people in congress they only have 10 days left to find a deal before there's this huge hike in taxes and cuts in spending. he said a deal of some sort is an achievable goal. he reminded people in congress that nobody can get 100% of what they want. democrats are trying to protect spending. republicans are fighting any tax increases at all, but he had a warning, too, and said it is not the time for more self-inflicted wounds. he knows the consequences of america going off the cliff. >> presumably, it is also not the time for more political posturing. we've had months now of this political theater. and the markets are reacting. they have closed down. surely the financial crisis is n
. >> president obama there on the upcoming fiscal cliff. joining me now to discuss the standoff is the bbc's ben wright. thank you very much. was there anything in the president's speech that would give us any cause for optimism that is the cliff can beat averted? >> i thought his tone was interesting. he was optimistic an exasperated at the same time. he reminded people in congress they only have 10 days left to find a deal before there's this huge hike in taxes and cuts in...
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obama plans to return to washington after christmas to continue working on a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. >> a blizzard is pounding the upper midwest, causing havoc on the roads and leaving thousands of residents without electricity. the national weather service has blizzard and winter storm warnings in effect through at least tomorrow night. here's a look at the near whiteout conditions in williamsburg, iowa. the high winds are expected to continue overnight. the blizzard conditions stretch from nebraska up through southern wisconsin. >> coming up, turned the holiday season to not let that the chp catch you writing. hriding -- dirty.. >> the bay area's favorite way to ring in the new year. is always with kron 4. the biggest parties and spectacular fireworks. will all be on kron 4's new year's live show. it is hosted by catherine heenan and gary radnich. kron 4's - new year's live. starts at 11-30 on new years eve. (music) >> pam: now for today's market update. as anticipated. stocks took a nose dive after house republicans called off a vote on raising taxes on the wealthy last nig
obama plans to return to washington after christmas to continue working on a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. >> a blizzard is pounding the upper midwest, causing havoc on the roads and leaving thousands of residents without electricity. the national weather service has blizzard and winter storm warnings in effect through at least tomorrow night. here's a look at the near whiteout conditions in williamsburg, iowa. the high winds are expected to continue overnight. the blizzard conditions...
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. >> reporter: -- on friday the focus was on the fiscal cliff. mr. obama conceded a large deal may now be impossible but urged congress to at least prevent taxes from going up on middle class americans while extending unemployment insurance and laying the groundwork for deficit reduction. >> i expect democrats and republicans to get back to washington and have it pass both chambers. and i will immediately sign that legislation into law. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner also headed home after a bruising week. his own conference refused to back his proposal, which would have allowed taxes to go up on the wealthy, delivering a stinging blow to his leadership. today he faulted the president and congressional democrats for the impasse. >> unfortunately, the president and senate democrats have vowed to reject and veto all of our proposals while failing to offer responsible solutions of their own. >> reporter: the prospects for a deal remain grim. on friday senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said his strategy forward is unclear, but stressed ti
. >> reporter: -- on friday the focus was on the fiscal cliff. mr. obama conceded a large deal may now be impossible but urged congress to at least prevent taxes from going up on middle class americans while extending unemployment insurance and laying the groundwork for deficit reduction. >> i expect democrats and republicans to get back to washington and have it pass both chambers. and i will immediately sign that legislation into law. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner...
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president obama and house speaker boehner left washington without reaching a deal on the fiscal cliff. before heading to hawaii, president obama said he met individually with leaders of the house and senate, asking them to work toward a package that prevents a tax hike on middle class americans. >> this is something within our capacity to solve. it doesn't take that much work. we just have to do the right thing. so call me a hopeless optimist, but i still think we can get it done. >> earlier in the day, speaker boehner held a news conference. a vote on his so-called plan "b" was scrapped thursday night when it became clear it did not have enough support among house republicans to secure passage. >> a situation where because of the political divide in the country, because of the divide here in washington, trying to bridge these differences has been difficult. if it were easy, i'll guarantee you this would have been done decades before. >> joining me now, congressional reporter for "the washington post," ed o'keefe. good to see you. >> good to see you too. any kind of realistic timetabl
president obama and house speaker boehner left washington without reaching a deal on the fiscal cliff. before heading to hawaii, president obama said he met individually with leaders of the house and senate, asking them to work toward a package that prevents a tax hike on middle class americans. >> this is something within our capacity to solve. it doesn't take that much work. we just have to do the right thing. so call me a hopeless optimist, but i still think we can get it done....
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president obama is in hawaii, members of congress are moment for the holidays. any chance they get a fiscal cliff deal done before the end of the year and then, one congressman who said this week, he is willing to lose his seat to support stricter gun control, he is going to join us after the break. copd makes it hard to breathe, but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. if you're still having difficulty breathing, ask your doctor if including advair could help improve
president obama is in hawaii, members of congress are moment for the holidays. any chance they get a fiscal cliff deal done before the end of the year and then, one congressman who said this week, he is willing to lose his seat to support stricter gun control, he is going to join us after the break. copd makes it hard to breathe, but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd...
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para evitar el llamado abismo fiscal. y turistas de todo el mundo se reunen en sitios arqueologicos de mexico y guatemala para celebrar el final de un ciclo del calendario maya y el inicio de otro.mas esta tarde en noticiero univision ♪. lugar sagrado para los mayas fue recibida con mucha fe y esperanza que el mundo serÁ un lugar mejor. >>> en la pe neno sula existen mÁs de 2000 se note de belleza, que se uno fundaron para ser capital es la del tiempo. >>> ricardo pudo entrar a alguno de ellos y nos muestra estas cavernas que guardan grandes secretos. >>> estamos entrando a las entraÑoas de la tierra. >>> esto es lo que los mayas conocÍan como... el infra mundo y las cuevas y esto conecta la superficie con el reino de los dioses del mal. >>> cuando crean el universo hacen tres niveles, el cielo, la tierra y esto, lo que es el invierno para nosotros. >>> la penÍnsula es una planicie tropical que se formÓ en el fondo del mar por sed mientociÓn, y son el resultado de desilusiÓn de rocas por la lluvia pluvial y agua
para evitar el llamado abismo fiscal. y turistas de todo el mundo se reunen en sitios arqueologicos de mexico y guatemala para celebrar el final de un ciclo del calendario maya y el inicio de otro.mas esta tarde en noticiero univision ♪. lugar sagrado para los mayas fue recibida con mucha fe y esperanza que el mundo serÁ un lugar mejor. >>> en la pe neno sula existen mÁs de 2000 se note de belleza, que se uno fundaron para ser capital es la del tiempo. >>> ricardo pudo...
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washington is closed for holidays just nine days before we go over the fiscal cliff. when they return, they will return to the familiar stalemate. president obama is calling on both sides to find a compromise. >> before heading off to hawaii to celebrate christmas, president obama tried to give lawmakers something to think about on their own holiday break. >> think about the obligations we have to the people. >> nine days before the fiscal cliff and not a creature was stirring in washington. negotiations at an impasse. the president says he hopes the holiday spirit will inspire a change of heart. >> they can drink some eggnog and have some christmas cookies. >> republicans say the president's deal is too hard to swallow. >> it would hurt jobs. >> speaker boehner's plan to raise taxes on americans making more than $1 million a year was scuttled by fellow republicans. it is dead in the water with senate democrats. president wants to lock in tax cuts for 98% of americans. some house republicans refused to raise taxes on anyone. for a few days, both sides are setting asid
washington is closed for holidays just nine days before we go over the fiscal cliff. when they return, they will return to the familiar stalemate. president obama is calling on both sides to find a compromise. >> before heading off to hawaii to celebrate christmas, president obama tried to give lawmakers something to think about on their own holiday break. >> think about the obligations we have to the people. >> nine days before the fiscal cliff and not a creature was stirring...
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president obama is calling on congress to do just enough to change that. it's a change from his previous push for sweeping reforms. >> the american people re- elected president obama on election day. they also re-elected a republican majority here in the house. in doing so, they gave us all a mandate. it was not a mandate to raise taxes on families and small businesses. it was a mandate for us to work together to begin solving the massive debt that threatens our country's future. unfortunately, the president and senate democrats vowed to reject and vetoed all of our proposals while failing to offer responsible solutions of their own. >> the chance for any deal may now be up to the democratally controlled senate since the speaker's plan to allow taxes to be raised for millionaires have gone down. >>> the first lady and president will attend the funeral for senator daniel inouye. >>> massachusetts voters faced another race since john kerry is now the official nominee for secretary of state. the state will have to hold a third senate election since 2010, if h
president obama is calling on congress to do just enough to change that. it's a change from his previous push for sweeping reforms. >> the american people re- elected president obama on election day. they also re-elected a republican majority here in the house. in doing so, they gave us all a mandate. it was not a mandate to raise taxes on families and small businesses. it was a mandate for us to work together to begin solving the massive debt that threatens our country's future....
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this comes a day after president obama said he will pursue a less am by shougs budget deal with republicans. there is good news no matter what congress does to address the problem, it is too late for employers to with hold income taxes from paychecks next month. employers are going to with hold the tax for the 2012 rates. >> president obama is restricting the number of inaugural balls to the lowest number in 60 years. there will be only two official parties right now. there was 10 held the last time around. there will be a concert honoring military families held on saturday before the inauguration. >> before the ina ration christmas. we are three days away. the holiday came a little early for some people. the women's organization has been an outreach to families that have people that are ill or incarcerated. >> thank you for all the people have done. this is overpowering. >> tears of joy as the washington wizards and volunteers delivered bags of gifts to her home. >> my goal is not to just play barble but do things the community. >> his daughter recently passed away after a battle with canc
this comes a day after president obama said he will pursue a less am by shougs budget deal with republicans. there is good news no matter what congress does to address the problem, it is too late for employers to with hold income taxes from paychecks next month. employers are going to with hold the tax for the 2012 rates. >> president obama is restricting the number of inaugural balls to the lowest number in 60 years. there will be only two official parties right now. there was 10 held...
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throwing in the towel on fiscal cliff talks with congress until after the holidays he's headed off to why he just left about a half an hour ago so this type of congressional gridlock has one person after another calling this the do nothing congress and as our two political correspondent christine for us out discovered this problem is actually getting much much worse. inside the chambers of this powerful dome some of the most important laws of the land have been drawn up debated and eventually etched into the framework of american history by our example the hospice and the measure the civil rights act of one nine hundred sixty he signed at the white house by president johnson but these days the chambers often look like this. that's because in the two years the one hundred twelfth congress has been in session they've been to work in washington less than a third of the time here's a breakdown according to the library of congress is thomas dot gov the u.s. house of representatives spent just one hundred seventy five days in session last year just one hundred thirty days this year the sena
throwing in the towel on fiscal cliff talks with congress until after the holidays he's headed off to why he just left about a half an hour ago so this type of congressional gridlock has one person after another calling this the do nothing congress and as our two political correspondent christine for us out discovered this problem is actually getting much much worse. inside the chambers of this powerful dome some of the most important laws of the land have been drawn up debated and eventually...
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de los estados unidos barack obama habló con john y con el líder de la mayoría en el senado, anoche republicanos bloquearon un plan, si no se llega a un acuerdo, el 98 por ciento de los estadounidenses pagaran más impuestos, si la nación cae en el déficit fiscal ,se quedarán miles de pero rsonas sin beneficio de desempleo, en el estado cayo a 9, 8 por ciento de desempleo, solano tiene la tasa mmartes alta, donde la más baja es marín, la compañía shevron moverá casi una cuarta parte de su personal a texas en los próximos dos años, se trata de 800 de los 1500 trabajador de las oficinas de san ramón, indicaron que los puesto de trabajos son posiciones tecnicas vinculadas a la exploración petrolera, culminaron 5300 años indicados en el calendario maya y al final no cambio nada, no llegó el fin del mundo, tenemos un reportaje al respecto . >> mientras que muchos asistieron a ceremonias mayas, otros pensaban en quitarse ellos mismos la vida antes de presenciar el fin del mundo ,hoy hacía su rutina, leer el periódico . >> falsas profecias . >> falsas profecias , no creí e
de los estados unidos barack obama habló con john y con el líder de la mayoría en el senado, anoche republicanos bloquearon un plan, si no se llega a un acuerdo, el 98 por ciento de los estadounidenses pagaran más impuestos, si la nación cae en el déficit fiscal ,se quedarán miles de pero rsonas sin beneficio de desempleo, en el estado cayo a 9, 8 por ciento de desempleo, solano tiene la tasa mmartes alta, donde la más baja es marín, la compañía shevron moverá casi una cuarta parte...
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plus president obama is spending his hole why holiday with hopes for a change in the fiscal cliff negotiations. which will have an update on the status. >> let's go all side. here is a pitcher from the san mateo bridge. there is a lot rain still outside. it has been soaking the bay area. >> how is it going outside the janu? >> my drive in was really wet. we are starting to see a dry break for the north bay. this is for santa rosa and petaluma. we're still dealing with wet weather. it is certainly increasing in intensity. you can see moderate and downpours in sunnyvale. there are light showers will berkeley and oakland. then and valleys are still dealing with some moderate downpours for dublin. here is a look outside. you can still see there are still somewhat road ways. there will be heavy morning rain for tomorrow. >> we do have a strong system that is coming our way. there will be gusty winds drop the afternoon. into the week it will be a dry start but we do have more showers for the rest of the weekend. i will tell you about this for my next forecast. >> we do have good news for travelers.
plus president obama is spending his hole why holiday with hopes for a change in the fiscal cliff negotiations. which will have an update on the status. >> let's go all side. here is a pitcher from the san mateo bridge. there is a lot rain still outside. it has been soaking the bay area. >> how is it going outside the janu? >> my drive in was really wet. we are starting to see a dry break for the north bay. this is for santa rosa and petaluma. we're still dealing with wet...
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no deal on the fiscal cliff on this final friday before christmas. negative reaction from investors as the president speaking moments ago tries to calm the fray. plus, president obama making it official. >> i'm very proud to announce my choice for america's next secretary of state, john kerry. >> the president calling on the veteran massachusetts senator to fill secretary clinton's spot. plus in the wake of the new town shooting the national rifle association breaks its silence. >> out of respect for the families and until the facts are known, the nra has refrained from comment. >> harris: and the group's ceo placing some blame. >> we have flood soaked films out there. vicious, violent video games. >> and the nra offering a proposal, an armed officer in every single school in america. also, mexican police locked up this former u.s. marine months ago, accused him of trying to bring a gun into the country. >> a lesser person would have pleaded guilty. >> they chained him to a bed and reportedly threatened his life. but this marine stayed strong. and no
no deal on the fiscal cliff on this final friday before christmas. negative reaction from investors as the president speaking moments ago tries to calm the fray. plus, president obama making it official. >> i'm very proud to announce my choice for america's next secretary of state, john kerry. >> the president calling on the veteran massachusetts senator to fill secretary clinton's spot. plus in the wake of the new town shooting the national rifle association breaks its silence....
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we begin with the stalled fiscal cliff debate. president obama and his family are vacationing in hawaii and congress is on holiday recess. both sides are holding out hope that they will be able to reach a deal. >> this is something within our capacity to solve. it does not take this much work. we just have to do the right thing. >> of course, hope springs eternal and i know we have it in us to come together and do the right thing. >> listen to that, and it seems like they are both positive and feel something can get done. while both sides are away, the away and president in hawaii, can they get something done? >> reporter: well, look, richard, this will be a working vacation for president obama and i can also tell you that staffers on both sides of pennsylvania avenue will be in talks over the next several days despite the fact that they are technically on vacation. will they be able to get manage done that is significant over the next several days? probably not. but of course, lawmakers will head back to d.c. after the christmas
we begin with the stalled fiscal cliff debate. president obama and his family are vacationing in hawaii and congress is on holiday recess. both sides are holding out hope that they will be able to reach a deal. >> this is something within our capacity to solve. it does not take this much work. we just have to do the right thing. >> of course, hope springs eternal and i know we have it in us to come together and do the right thing. >> listen to that, and it seems like they are...
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>> well, unfortunately, that is the only option left, at this point the fate of the fiscal cliff lies in the senate democrats and president obama and with the record the senate democrats have, they have been unable to pass the budget in the past three years and i think speaker boehner made a good-faith effort to get the ball rolling but you can't do it when one party is involved. you need both parties to be involved and, unfortunately, president obama's stubbornness is not allowing us to move forward in getting the fiscal cliff deal done. >> rick: speaking of both parties being involved, the president has to wonder who he's negotiating with, john boehner after he was not able to rally the troops? who is he supposed to be talking to? >> look, there is no substitute for him talking with john boehner and it will get a deal done, it will be obama and boehner. there is nobody -- the talk about somehow or another, boehner's speakership being in jeopardy, that is nonsense, no one is coming behind him and senator mcconnell, the republican leader of the senate is up for re-election and as we s
>> well, unfortunately, that is the only option left, at this point the fate of the fiscal cliff lies in the senate democrats and president obama and with the record the senate democrats have, they have been unable to pass the budget in the past three years and i think speaker boehner made a good-faith effort to get the ball rolling but you can't do it when one party is involved. you need both parties to be involved and, unfortunately, president obama's stubbornness is not allowing us to...
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movie about getting bin laden and how one person can make a huge difference. >>> we begin with the fiscal cliff. david corn is the editor of mother cliff. gentlemen, president obama tonight said he had spoken with speaker boehner in addition to meeting with senate majority leader harry reid. >> i just spoke to speaker boehner, and i also met with senator reid. in the next few days, i've asked leaders of congress to work toward a package that prevents a tax hike on middle-class americans, protects unemployed american for 2 million americans and lays the groundwork for deficit reduction. that's an achievable goal. that can get done in ten days. once this legislation's agreed to, i expect democrats and republicans to get back to washington and have it pass both chambers. >> jared bernstein, is this actually a setback for the president insofar as the embarrassed speaker was someone at least with whom he was dealing and now the president really doesn't have a negotiation partner? >> i don't think so. i do think in a way it's a setback for the nation because the president and speaker boehner we
movie about getting bin laden and how one person can make a huge difference. >>> we begin with the fiscal cliff. david corn is the editor of mother cliff. gentlemen, president obama tonight said he had spoken with speaker boehner in addition to meeting with senate majority leader harry reid. >> i just spoke to speaker boehner, and i also met with senator reid. in the next few days, i've asked leaders of congress to work toward a package that prevents a tax hike on middle-class...
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are heading into christmas break without an end to the fiscal cliff. >> this is something within our capacity to solve. it does not take that much work. we just have to do the right thing. >> because of the political divide in the country, because of the divide here in washington, trying to bridge these differences has been difficult. >> republican house speaker said it is up to president barack obama and senate democrats to draft a deal. >>> growing pessimism about a deal getting tk-b sent stocks into a tail spin. the dow suffered triple digit losses and the nasdaq took a hit falling 29. california's unemployment rate is below 10% for the first time in almost four years. the latest unemployment rate dropped to 9.8% in november. down from 10.1 in october. jobless rate has not been this low since jan of 2009. some economists predicted california's unemphroeupl rate would remain in double digits through 2013. the fiscal cliff, mixed with lower unemployment and adding the mood with shoppers is leaving experts baffled by the direction of the economy. our consumer editor explains how the
are heading into christmas break without an end to the fiscal cliff. >> this is something within our capacity to solve. it does not take that much work. we just have to do the right thing. >> because of the political divide in the country, because of the divide here in washington, trying to bridge these differences has been difficult. >> republican house speaker said it is up to president barack obama and senate democrats to draft a deal. >>> growing pessimism about a...
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evite el llamado abismo fiscal dice que no hay razÓn para que se produzca el aumento de impuestos, con anteriorado el presidente de la cÁmara de representantes john boehner dijo que todavÍa estÁ abierto a negociaciÓn con barack obama para solucionar esta situaciÓn. >>> john boehner enfrentÓ ayer un revÉs cuando no logrÓ que legisladores republicano aprobaran propuesta diseÑada para conseguir concesiones de barack obama en las negociaciones esta noche el presidente viaja con su familia a hawai para pasar el feriado de navidad. >>> y primera gran tormenta de la temporada invernal deja hasta ahora un saldo del muerte cancelaciÓn de vuelos y caos en las carreteras del medio oeste del paÍs. >>>♪. >>> el 2012 estableciÓ nueva marca de deportaciones, la cifra oficial fue del mÁs de 490 mil. >>> y cuatro senadores dedo estados unidos hacen reclamo ciÓn a . >>> la canciÓn habla de uno blanca navidad para pero a veces la nieve no es un bello adorno de la navidad sino un gran problema a que mucho las sdrfrl era disfruto en junto a los suyos eso pasa en el medio oeste del paÍs, d
evite el llamado abismo fiscal dice que no hay razÓn para que se produzca el aumento de impuestos, con anteriorado el presidente de la cÁmara de representantes john boehner dijo que todavÍa estÁ abierto a negociaciÓn con barack obama para solucionar esta situaciÓn. >>> john boehner enfrentÓ ayer un revÉs cuando no logrÓ que legisladores republicano aprobaran propuesta diseÑada para conseguir concesiones de barack obama en las negociaciones esta noche el presidente viaja con...